Cross is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cross
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

This name is sufficiently explained under the article Crouch.

The form of Croix. Of the cross.

Family name Cross is a variation of LaCroix. Dweller at, or near, a cross; one who carried the cross in a procession.

Form of Cruce. One who lived near a cross at a roadside dedicated to some saint, it often serving as a marker or guidepost.

One who lived near a cross at a roadside dedicated to some saint, it often serving as a marker or guidepost.

Cross is the variation of Delacroix. Dweller near the cross.

How popular is Cross?

Cross is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Scotland, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Vanuatu, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, India, Brazil, Germany, Nigeria, Morocco, Argentina, France, Mexico, Isle of Man.

Cross is ranked 3194 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cross bearers increased by 3.22 per cent in 2010 US census to 77557 since 2000, the surname slipped by 38 spots and ranked at 420. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.47 77.68
Black 18.28 17.63
Hispanic or Latino 2.52 1.66
Others 2.25 1.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.91 0.9
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.41
Cross is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Niue is ahead in terms of density. Around 176595 people have been found who wears Cross as their family name. Cross is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Cross:
385 United States101,130
Countries with ten thousands of Cross:
185 England34,208
209 Australia15,869
Countries with thousands of Cross:
587 Canada8,562
216 New Zealand2,648
2,651 South Africa2,588
170 Wales1,760
648 Scotland1,460
414 Jamaica1,082
Countries with hundreds of Cross:
418 Northern Ireland902
858 Ireland874
1,133 Dominican Republic655
24,203 Thailand463
168 Vanuatu354
14,320 Saudi Arabia318
720 Trinidad and Tobago311
13,020 Spain251
94,263 India238
32,624 Brazil235
43,831 Germany155
51,044 Nigeria138
42,794 Morocco136
26,182 Argentina129
71,816 France128
13,258 Mexico122
109 Isle of Man114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,231 Singapore98
25,939 Netherlands93
7,143 Colombia92
18,348 Malaysia86
6,177 Portugal75
14,788 Israel62
110,517 Philippines60
12,605 Sweden54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,699 Costa Rica48
4,665 Guatemala48
551 Malta48
2,073 Nicaragua47
226 Bermuda46
2,351 Cyprus42
34,250 Zimbabwe42
10,676 Kuwait39
3,979 Luxembourg32
19,635 Norway32
13,994 Chile31
2,376 China31
50,921 Greece30
539 Guernsey29
3,043 Guyana28
228,527 Indonesia28
38,149 Japan28
4,800 Panama27
2,339 French Polynesia25
780 Jersey25
23,436 Peru19
3,230 Hong Kong18
18,229 Botswana17
1,526 Guam16
19,343 Iraq16
37,235 Hungary15
105,022 Italy15
27,097 Denmark14
15,474 Ecuador14
40,624 Switzerland14
76,885 Czechia11
19,518 Malawi11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
126,629 Turkey10
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
1,511 Aruba9
12,261 Solomon Islands9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
92,692 Belgium8
26,217 Estonia8
36,567 Venezuela8
15,346 Ghana7
55 Niue7
8,345 Cuba6
62,302 Egypt6
991 Gibraltar6
6,082 Oman6
156,558 Poland6
55,922 Qatar6
3,090 Vietnam6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Stafford Cross from Ireland aboard the St. George from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on February 18, 1846. William Cross, aged 22, John Cross (18) Tailoress, John Cross (29), John Cross, aged 19, Michael Cross (11) Workman, Ann Cross (16) Immigrant, Immigrant Margt. Cross, 20 years old Sarah Cross, and 99 other Cross around 40% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Lorenz Cross was 40 years old when he migrated to New York on September 17, 1852. He lived in Prussia where he worked as farmer and took South Carolina from Havre. C.R. Cross, aged 22, Johann Cross (23) Farmer, Jak. Cross (24) Farmer, Laborer Adam Cross, Elisabeth Cross, Elisabeth Cross, Farmer Carl Cross, 35 years old Lina Cross, and 24 other Cross around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and gentleman migrated to US from Hamburg, Havre, London and Bremen.

Cross Namesakes

  • John of the Cross, major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint
  • Dorothy Cross, is considered one of Ireland's leading international artists
  • James Cross, Irish-born British former diplomat in Canada
  • Rupert Cross, prominent English lawyer and academic
  • Charles R. Cross, Seattle-based music journalist, author and editor
  • Gillian Cross, British author of children's books
  • Veronica Ann Cross, daughter of a Covent Garden opera singer
  • Ronald Anthony Cross, American science fiction and fantasy author
  • Elsa Cross, contemporary Spanish-language Mexican writer perhaps best
  • Robert Thomas Cross, British astrologer
  • Charles Frederick Cross, British chemist
  • Dolores Cross, educator and university administrator
  • A. F. Cross,
  • Paul of the Cross, Italian mystic, and founder of the Passionists
  • Milton Cross, American radio announcer famous for his work on the NBC and ABC radio networks
  • Joan Cross, English soprano
  • James B. Cross, American lawyer and Wisconsin politician
  • Jessie Cross, American athlete
  • Katherine Cross, young Oklahoma woman whose headstone epitaph
  • Donna Woolfolk Cross, American writer and the author of the novel 'Pope Joan'
  • Whitney Cross, a mid-20th-century historian
  • K. Patricia Cross, scholar of educational research
  • John Joseph of the Cross, Italian priest and a professed member
  • Sidney Cross, British gymnast
  • Laurance L. Cross, Presbyterian minister and Mayor of Berkeley
  • Category:Scottish deaths at the Battle of Neville's Cross,
  • Jimmy Cross, American radio producer and singer
  • Nan Cross, South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist
  • Eddie Cross, Zimbabwean economist and founder member of the mainstream Movement for Democratic Change party led by Nelson Chamisa
  • Oliver H. Cross, U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Jesseca Cross, former track and field athlete
  • Christopher Cross, American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas
  • Chris Cross, English musician
  • Henri-Edmond Cross, French painter and printmaker
  • R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman and Conservative politician
  • Wilbur Lucius Cross, American literary critic
  • Hardy Cross, American structural engineer and the developer of the moment distribution method for structural analysis of statically indeterminate structures
  • Hot Cross, post-hardcore band from Philadelphia
  • Zora Cross, Australian poet, novelist and journalist
  • Marcia Cross, American actress
  • Arthur Henry Cross, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Art Cross, American racecar driver
  • Alan Cross, Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music
  • Roger Cross, Jamaican-born Canadian actor
  • Randy Cross, football analyst and former NFL right guard and center
  • Stan Cross, was
  • David Cross, American stand-up comedian, actor, director
  • Lave Cross, American third baseman in Major League Baseball
  • Cory Cross, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
  • George Lynn Cross, botanist, author

Cross Namesakes

  • John of the Cross, major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint
  • Dorothy Cross, is considered one of Ireland's leading international artists
  • James Cross, Irish-born British former diplomat in Canada
  • Rupert Cross, prominent English lawyer and academic
  • Charles R. Cross, Seattle-based music journalist, author and editor
  • Gillian Cross, British author of children's books
  • Veronica Ann Cross, daughter of a Covent Garden opera singer
  • Ronald Anthony Cross, American science fiction and fantasy author
  • Elsa Cross, contemporary Spanish-language Mexican writer perhaps best
  • Robert Thomas Cross, British astrologer
  • Charles Frederick Cross, British chemist
  • Dolores Cross, educator and university administrator
  • A. F. Cross,
  • Paul of the Cross, Italian mystic, and founder of the Passionists
  • Milton Cross, American radio announcer famous for his work on the NBC and ABC radio networks
  • Joan Cross, English soprano
  • James B. Cross, American lawyer and Wisconsin politician
  • Jessie Cross, American athlete
  • Katherine Cross, young Oklahoma woman whose headstone epitaph
  • Donna Woolfolk Cross, American writer and the author of the novel 'Pope Joan'
  • Whitney Cross, a mid-20th-century historian
  • K. Patricia Cross, scholar of educational research
  • John Joseph of the Cross, Italian priest and a professed member
  • Sidney Cross, British gymnast
  • Laurance L. Cross, Presbyterian minister and Mayor of Berkeley
  • Category:Scottish deaths at the Battle of Neville's Cross,
  • Jimmy Cross, American radio producer and singer
  • Nan Cross, South African anti-apartheid and anti-conscription activist
  • Eddie Cross, Zimbabwean economist and founder member of the mainstream Movement for Democratic Change party led by Nelson Chamisa
  • Oliver H. Cross, U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Jesseca Cross, former track and field athlete
  • Christopher Cross, American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas
  • Chris Cross, English musician
  • Henri-Edmond Cross, French painter and printmaker
  • R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman and Conservative politician
  • Wilbur Lucius Cross, American literary critic
  • Hardy Cross, American structural engineer and the developer of the moment distribution method for structural analysis of statically indeterminate structures
  • Hot Cross, post-hardcore band from Philadelphia
  • Zora Cross, Australian poet, novelist and journalist
  • Marcia Cross, American actress
  • Arthur Henry Cross, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Art Cross, American racecar driver
  • Alan Cross, Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music
  • Roger Cross, Jamaican-born Canadian actor
  • Randy Cross, football analyst and former NFL right guard and center
  • Stan Cross, was
  • David Cross, American stand-up comedian, actor, director
  • Lave Cross, American third baseman in Major League Baseball
  • Cory Cross, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
  • George Lynn Cross, botanist, author

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